| Common Name |
Red Barberry, Algerita, Desert Barberry |
| Latin Name |
Berberis haematocarpa |
| Family |
Berberidaceae |
| Sunset zones / USDA zones |
1-13 / 8-11 |
| Type / Form |
Shrub / Large |
| Native Habitat |
Between 3,000 and 7,000 feet in the Chihuahuan, Sonoran,
and eastern Mojave Deserts |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once per moth or none depending on soil |
| Exposure |
Full sun |
| Height X Width |
Maximum 12 X 15 feet, usually usually 6 feet X 8 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Prickles on leaves |
| Leaves |
Evergreen, grey-green, holly-like |
| Flowers |
Fragrant yellow flowers, red berries, purple fall color |
| Bark / Roots |
|
| Maintenance |
Low |
| Propagation |
Seeds, cuttings |
| Pests and diseases |
|
| Landscape uses |
Erosion control, barrier, low maintenance, background |
| Garden Suitability |
Songbird, Sonoran, Fragrant, Butterfly, Ethnobotanical |
| Nature Value |
Seeds eaten by many birds and mammals, flowers used by
butterflies and bees |
| Native American Uses |
Slightly acidy berries eaten raw, used to flavor soups |
| Links |
|
| Images and data |
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Berberidaceae/Berberis_haematocarpa.html |
| Images and data |
http://www.delange.org/Barberry/Barberry.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=maha4 |
| Images and data |
http://www.desertmuseumdigitallibrary.org/public/detail.php?id=ASDM04037&sp=Berberis%20haematocarpa |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=1072 |
| Images and data |
http://www.wnmu.edu/academic/nspages/gilaflora/berberis_haematocarpa.html |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/83414/index.html |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Mahonia+haematocarpa |
| Data |
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=233500230 |
| Data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?1996,2000,2006 |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Berberis+haematocarpa |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/mahonia-haematocarpa |
| Distribution map |
http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=5716&flora_id=1 |
